1 00:00:01,744 --> 00:00:05,320 [dramatic music] 2 00:00:05,339 --> 00:00:07,506 - As atomic fear grips the world 3 00:00:07,657 --> 00:00:09,750 and the Cold War ramps up, 4 00:00:09,902 --> 00:00:13,904 a well-dressed man is found dead on an Australian beach. 5 00:00:13,922 --> 00:00:16,073 ♪ ♪ 6 00:00:16,091 --> 00:00:17,665 - There's no clear cause of death, 7 00:00:17,760 --> 00:00:19,409 nothing to identify him. 8 00:00:19,428 --> 00:00:22,170 Who is this guy? And what was he up to? 9 00:00:22,189 --> 00:00:26,933 Could he have been a criminal or a secret agent or worse? 10 00:00:27,028 --> 00:00:31,363 - Neither the FBI nor Britain's MI5 know who he is. 11 00:00:31,515 --> 00:00:34,700 Tonight, the top theories surrounding a mystery 12 00:00:34,851 --> 00:00:38,428 that's obsessed an army of sleuths for 70 years. 13 00:00:38,447 --> 00:00:40,372 - Is he a spy? 14 00:00:40,599 --> 00:00:43,876 - Was it self-inflicted or was he poisoned? 15 00:00:44,103 --> 00:00:46,861 - Was he part of a criminal organization? 16 00:00:46,881 --> 00:00:50,440 - The whole thing reads like--like a movie script. 17 00:00:50,534 --> 00:00:52,959 - Can new evidence solve the case 18 00:00:53,112 --> 00:00:56,630 to finally answer who is the Somerton man 19 00:00:56,782 --> 00:00:59,616 and how did he die? 20 00:00:59,635 --> 00:01:02,619 [dramatic music] 21 00:01:02,638 --> 00:01:09,526 ♪ ♪ 22 00:01:15,134 --> 00:01:17,910 Just three years after the end of World War II, 23 00:01:18,137 --> 00:01:20,061 tensions between the Soviet Union 24 00:01:20,155 --> 00:01:21,655 and its former allies 25 00:01:21,807 --> 00:01:25,584 lead to a blockade of all land routes to West Berlin 26 00:01:25,735 --> 00:01:28,903 and an all-out effort to airlift supplies 27 00:01:28,997 --> 00:01:30,831 to its stricken citizens. 28 00:01:30,925 --> 00:01:32,482 - People in the west 29 00:01:32,501 --> 00:01:34,576 are shocked and frightened by this. 30 00:01:34,595 --> 00:01:37,763 Communist countries like the Soviet Union in Eurasia 31 00:01:37,914 --> 00:01:42,584 and Mao Zedong in China seem scarily impressive. 32 00:01:42,678 --> 00:01:44,344 Will there be another war? 33 00:01:44,496 --> 00:01:45,920 Another nuclear attack? 34 00:01:45,940 --> 00:01:47,347 In response, 35 00:01:47,441 --> 00:01:50,592 stories about spies, traders, double agents 36 00:01:50,611 --> 00:01:52,169 spring up everywhere. 37 00:01:52,187 --> 00:01:54,504 Fishburne: The small city of Adelaide, Australia 38 00:01:54,523 --> 00:01:56,690 is no different. 39 00:01:56,842 --> 00:01:58,859 Situated just 500 miles 40 00:01:58,953 --> 00:02:02,012 from the nation's top secret atomic testing site, 41 00:02:02,030 --> 00:02:04,790 the city is quietly on alert. 42 00:02:05,017 --> 00:02:07,184 ♪ ♪ 43 00:02:07,202 --> 00:02:09,962 At first, nothing seems unusual 44 00:02:10,189 --> 00:02:12,856 when 16-year-old Neil Day and a friend 45 00:02:12,875 --> 00:02:14,541 spot a man who appears to be napping 46 00:02:14,693 --> 00:02:18,044 by a cliff on Somerton Beach. 47 00:02:18,139 --> 00:02:21,214 - Now, in Australia, it's the southern hemisphere, 48 00:02:21,367 --> 00:02:24,977 so it's summertime in the wintertime months here. 49 00:02:25,204 --> 00:02:27,220 And so, this is nothing new. It's hot out. 50 00:02:27,373 --> 00:02:29,481 A lot of people will sleep on the beach. 51 00:02:29,708 --> 00:02:32,151 So they continue on their ride. 52 00:02:32,378 --> 00:02:34,878 Fishburne: But as the pair pass by again, 53 00:02:34,897 --> 00:02:37,047 they notice something alarming. 54 00:02:37,065 --> 00:02:39,883 The man isn't moving. 55 00:02:39,976 --> 00:02:41,827 - He's still in the same position, 56 00:02:41,978 --> 00:02:44,663 so they dismount, they go up to check him. 57 00:02:44,890 --> 00:02:48,058 And then, at that point, they know he's dead. 58 00:02:48,076 --> 00:02:51,561 Another bystander comes up: Jack Lyons. 59 00:02:51,580 --> 00:02:53,246 He's a local jeweler. 60 00:02:53,399 --> 00:02:55,340 Jack takes control of the situation and he says, 61 00:02:55,567 --> 00:02:57,567 "I'll take care of this. I'll notify the police." 62 00:02:57,586 --> 00:02:59,569 And that's exactly what he does. 63 00:02:59,588 --> 00:03:02,830 And that's about 6:00 a.m. to 6:30 in the morning. 64 00:03:02,850 --> 00:03:04,499 - So when the police arrive at the scene, 65 00:03:04,593 --> 00:03:09,930 they do a cursory inspection of the crime scene and the body. 66 00:03:10,082 --> 00:03:13,341 And they notice that this man is lying in the beach 67 00:03:13,360 --> 00:03:17,087 but sitting up with his back lean against the seawall. 68 00:03:17,105 --> 00:03:18,755 They see that he's well-dressed. 69 00:03:18,774 --> 00:03:21,533 There's no evidence of alcohol or drugs around, 70 00:03:21,685 --> 00:03:24,852 and there's no obvious signs of wounds or violence. 71 00:03:24,872 --> 00:03:27,522 - Most often, when we find a body on the beach, 72 00:03:27,616 --> 00:03:29,599 it's a victim of drowning. 73 00:03:29,618 --> 00:03:32,211 The body is washed ashore, and that's not the case. 74 00:03:32,362 --> 00:03:34,546 He was completely dry. His shoes were dry. 75 00:03:34,773 --> 00:03:36,456 Looks like he just maybe lay there to take a rest 76 00:03:36,608 --> 00:03:38,717 and didn't wake up. 77 00:03:38,868 --> 00:03:41,611 - The next step would be to identify the man 78 00:03:41,705 --> 00:03:43,613 and then notify the next of kin, 79 00:03:43,707 --> 00:03:45,724 but in this case, they can't do that 80 00:03:45,951 --> 00:03:49,210 because he has absolutely no ID on him at all. 81 00:03:49,304 --> 00:03:51,045 He has no wallet of any kind. 82 00:03:51,065 --> 00:03:52,973 And moreover-- And this is where this case 83 00:03:53,067 --> 00:03:55,792 initially gets very strange right from the beginning-- 84 00:03:55,811 --> 00:03:57,978 All of the labels on his clothing 85 00:03:58,130 --> 00:04:00,964 were intentionally removed, as is they were clipped out. 86 00:04:00,983 --> 00:04:02,983 ♪ ♪ 87 00:04:03,135 --> 00:04:04,818 At this point, the investigators are asking, 88 00:04:04,970 --> 00:04:06,136 "Who is this guy?" 89 00:04:06,229 --> 00:04:08,638 They have no answers on his identity. 90 00:04:08,657 --> 00:04:10,082 Fishburne: With little to go on, 91 00:04:10,309 --> 00:04:13,752 police catalog the man's belongings. 92 00:04:13,903 --> 00:04:16,646 - They find a unused train ticket. 93 00:04:16,665 --> 00:04:20,592 They find a bus ticket from Adelaide to Somerton Beach. 94 00:04:20,744 --> 00:04:24,429 They find a pack of chewing gum, a pack of matches, 95 00:04:24,656 --> 00:04:25,931 a comb, 96 00:04:26,082 --> 00:04:29,843 and they find a box of Army Club cigarettes. 97 00:04:29,937 --> 00:04:32,329 So all of these things are ordinary things 98 00:04:32,422 --> 00:04:33,939 that you would find on any person, 99 00:04:34,166 --> 00:04:35,665 but the pack of cigarettes are interesting 100 00:04:35,759 --> 00:04:38,502 because Army Club is a very cheap brand. 101 00:04:38,520 --> 00:04:40,520 And inside the box of cigarettes 102 00:04:40,672 --> 00:04:41,947 were seven cigarettes 103 00:04:42,174 --> 00:04:44,950 of a much more expensive brand called Kensitas. 104 00:04:45,177 --> 00:04:47,119 ♪ ♪ 105 00:04:47,270 --> 00:04:49,679 Fishburne: The body is taken to the Royal Adelaide Hospital 106 00:04:49,698 --> 00:04:52,774 for further examination. 107 00:04:52,868 --> 00:04:55,519 - So a Dr. Barkley Bennett 108 00:04:55,612 --> 00:04:59,372 performs a post-mortem on the body. 109 00:04:59,525 --> 00:05:00,948 It's an initial look-through 110 00:05:00,968 --> 00:05:03,860 without going too deep into taking samples 111 00:05:03,879 --> 00:05:07,864 and opening the body up to find the cause of death. 112 00:05:07,883 --> 00:05:11,143 Back then, not everybody has an autopsy. 113 00:05:11,370 --> 00:05:13,294 - The initial examination of his body 114 00:05:13,314 --> 00:05:15,722 reveals some things about him. 115 00:05:15,874 --> 00:05:18,132 He's about 5'11". 116 00:05:18,152 --> 00:05:21,486 He weighs about 165 to 175. 117 00:05:21,638 --> 00:05:23,638 And he's between 40 and 50 years old 118 00:05:23,732 --> 00:05:26,491 in incredibly good shape. 119 00:05:26,643 --> 00:05:30,570 Also, his hands are not calloused in any way, 120 00:05:30,664 --> 00:05:35,225 suggesting that he wasn't a manual laborer of any sort. 121 00:05:35,243 --> 00:05:37,410 - One of the other things they notice right away 122 00:05:37,563 --> 00:05:40,488 is that he's got these extremely large calves, 123 00:05:40,582 --> 00:05:42,507 and the muscles are high. 124 00:05:42,734 --> 00:05:45,177 Like a ballet dancer, he's got tuned legs. 125 00:05:45,404 --> 00:05:46,903 ♪ ♪ 126 00:05:46,922 --> 00:05:48,680 Fishburne: Nothing seems strange 127 00:05:48,832 --> 00:05:51,591 and there's no obvious sign of foul play. 128 00:05:51,685 --> 00:05:54,502 - So their theory is, is that he went to lay down, 129 00:05:54,596 --> 00:05:56,096 maybe didn't feel well, 130 00:05:56,190 --> 00:05:59,524 laid up against the rocks and passed away in his sleep. 131 00:05:59,751 --> 00:06:02,009 - Preliminarily, the cause of death 132 00:06:02,104 --> 00:06:03,862 is thought to be heart failure. 133 00:06:04,089 --> 00:06:06,365 ♪ ♪ 134 00:06:06,516 --> 00:06:08,592 [flatlines] 135 00:06:08,685 --> 00:06:10,184 Fishburne: But after six weeks, 136 00:06:10,204 --> 00:06:12,353 authorities still can't ID the corpse, 137 00:06:12,447 --> 00:06:14,948 and that raises questions. 138 00:06:15,100 --> 00:06:17,767 - Detective suspect that there may be a lot more to learn 139 00:06:17,861 --> 00:06:20,103 about this man and the way he died. 140 00:06:20,122 --> 00:06:21,880 Fishburne: They start to wonder, 141 00:06:22,107 --> 00:06:25,108 is he from some place outside Australia? 142 00:06:25,201 --> 00:06:28,445 And, if so, why is he here? 143 00:06:28,463 --> 00:06:31,114 - All English-speaking countries 144 00:06:31,133 --> 00:06:34,876 are given a post-mortem photo and a set of fingerprints, 145 00:06:34,970 --> 00:06:36,728 but nobody can find a match. 146 00:06:36,880 --> 00:06:38,955 There's no police records for this man. 147 00:06:38,974 --> 00:06:41,215 There are no military records for this man. 148 00:06:41,235 --> 00:06:42,717 Nothing matches. 149 00:06:42,811 --> 00:06:44,569 - In fact, J. Edgar Hoover, 150 00:06:44,721 --> 00:06:46,405 who was the director of the FBI at the time, 151 00:06:46,632 --> 00:06:48,389 sends a memo back to Australian police, 152 00:06:48,483 --> 00:06:53,060 telling them that they have no match for those fingerprints. 153 00:06:53,080 --> 00:06:55,305 Fishburne: Police appeal to the public 154 00:06:55,323 --> 00:06:58,250 for help identifying the body. 155 00:06:58,401 --> 00:07:00,067 - At this point in the investigation, 156 00:07:00,087 --> 00:07:03,329 the locals have given this man a nickname, 157 00:07:03,482 --> 00:07:04,923 the Somerton Man, 158 00:07:05,150 --> 00:07:08,910 referencing the beach where he was discovered. 159 00:07:09,004 --> 00:07:10,745 An eye witness comes forward. 160 00:07:10,839 --> 00:07:13,006 He and his wife claim that they were walking on the beach 161 00:07:13,158 --> 00:07:15,508 the night before, on November 30th, 162 00:07:15,602 --> 00:07:18,920 and they observed him about 7:00 p.m. lying on the beach. 163 00:07:18,939 --> 00:07:21,998 The Somerton Man supposedly raised his right arm, 164 00:07:22,091 --> 00:07:23,833 as if to light his cigarette or wave, 165 00:07:23,852 --> 00:07:25,444 and then it fell back to the beach. 166 00:07:25,671 --> 00:07:28,021 ♪ ♪ 167 00:07:28,115 --> 00:07:30,782 - And then, there's another couple that saw the man, 168 00:07:31,009 --> 00:07:33,100 although they didn't really see his face. 169 00:07:33,120 --> 00:07:34,360 One thing they did notice, though, 170 00:07:34,513 --> 00:07:36,846 is that he seemed to have polished, nice shoes, 171 00:07:36,865 --> 00:07:38,940 and they didn't seem like shoes 172 00:07:39,034 --> 00:07:41,293 that belonged to somebody who'd be walking along the beach. 173 00:07:41,520 --> 00:07:44,629 ♪ ♪ 174 00:07:44,856 --> 00:07:47,023 Fishburne: A timeline of the man's final hours 175 00:07:47,042 --> 00:07:49,209 slowly starts to form. 176 00:07:49,361 --> 00:07:51,044 - Because of the tickets in his pocket, 177 00:07:51,196 --> 00:07:54,639 we know that he arrived around 11:00 a.m. in Adelaide. 178 00:07:54,791 --> 00:07:57,717 Then, he took a bus to the Somerton area, 179 00:07:57,869 --> 00:08:00,887 where he's seen again by our witnesses at 7:00 p.m. 180 00:08:01,039 --> 00:08:03,223 So there's a large part of his afternoon 181 00:08:03,375 --> 00:08:06,226 and his whereabouts that are not accounted for. 182 00:08:06,320 --> 00:08:08,044 As an investigator, 183 00:08:08,063 --> 00:08:10,880 it's very frustrating to have this collection of clues 184 00:08:10,899 --> 00:08:13,307 and evidence and eyewitness accounts 185 00:08:13,401 --> 00:08:16,828 and really be no closer to any substantive answers. 186 00:08:16,980 --> 00:08:20,557 At this point, they don't even know who this man is. 187 00:08:20,575 --> 00:08:23,001 But then, the investigators catch a huge break. 188 00:08:23,228 --> 00:08:24,561 ♪ ♪ 189 00:08:24,579 --> 00:08:27,672 Fishburne: On January 14th 1949, 190 00:08:27,899 --> 00:08:30,008 authorities at Adelaide Railway Station 191 00:08:30,235 --> 00:08:34,679 realize a suitcase has been there for weeks. 192 00:08:34,906 --> 00:08:37,073 - The suitcase was checked in on November 30th 193 00:08:37,092 --> 00:08:38,517 and remained unclaimed. 194 00:08:38,668 --> 00:08:40,334 They give it over to the police, 195 00:08:40,354 --> 00:08:41,911 who start looking through it, 196 00:08:41,930 --> 00:08:44,097 and that's when they find some additional clues, 197 00:08:44,249 --> 00:08:45,582 which now makes them think 198 00:08:45,600 --> 00:08:46,599 that maybe there's some connection 199 00:08:46,693 --> 00:08:48,585 to the Somerton Man. 200 00:08:48,678 --> 00:08:53,439 Fishburne: What's inside the suitcase is odd and alarming. 201 00:08:53,534 --> 00:08:56,017 - The labels on all the clothing inside the suitcase 202 00:08:56,111 --> 00:08:58,537 have also been removed, just like the Somerton Man, 203 00:08:58,688 --> 00:09:00,930 with the exception of one yellow shirt 204 00:09:00,949 --> 00:09:02,098 that still had the tags on it, 205 00:09:02,117 --> 00:09:05,210 as if it had just been purchased. 206 00:09:05,437 --> 00:09:07,954 There's a quantity of orange linen thread, 207 00:09:08,106 --> 00:09:09,773 the same type of orange thread 208 00:09:09,791 --> 00:09:11,608 that was used to sew on his buttons 209 00:09:11,626 --> 00:09:13,943 and mend a pocket inside his trousers. 210 00:09:13,962 --> 00:09:15,628 - And the thread that was in the case, 211 00:09:15,722 --> 00:09:19,224 they believe is the same one used to repair the jacket. 212 00:09:19,375 --> 00:09:21,451 This makes a direct connection to the Somerton Man 213 00:09:21,544 --> 00:09:22,894 and the suitcase that was found. 214 00:09:23,121 --> 00:09:24,804 ♪ ♪ 215 00:09:24,956 --> 00:09:28,049 Fishburne: The suitcase also raises additional questions. 216 00:09:28,143 --> 00:09:29,734 - This orange linen thread 217 00:09:29,886 --> 00:09:32,312 was not available in Australia at the time. 218 00:09:32,464 --> 00:09:34,555 It was available in the United States. 219 00:09:34,575 --> 00:09:37,483 So this poses the question: was the man American, 220 00:09:37,578 --> 00:09:40,470 or did he at least travel through America at one point? 221 00:09:40,563 --> 00:09:42,972 Also discovered inside the suitcase 222 00:09:43,066 --> 00:09:45,083 was an electrician screwdriver, 223 00:09:45,234 --> 00:09:48,253 a table knife, a pair of scissors, 224 00:09:48,404 --> 00:09:51,314 and also charting and stenciling tools, 225 00:09:51,407 --> 00:09:54,426 that which you would find aboard a ship 226 00:09:54,577 --> 00:09:58,763 to stencil cargo or to help with navigation. 227 00:09:58,990 --> 00:10:01,324 Fishburne: But the most important clue of all 228 00:10:01,343 --> 00:10:03,751 may be a name. 229 00:10:03,770 --> 00:10:06,087 - There are a couple of items inside the suitcase 230 00:10:06,106 --> 00:10:09,941 that are inscribed T. Keane. 231 00:10:10,093 --> 00:10:11,592 - So this gives the police something to go on, 232 00:10:11,612 --> 00:10:12,836 a name at least, 233 00:10:12,929 --> 00:10:16,948 and that name is Keane, K-E-A-N-E. 234 00:10:17,100 --> 00:10:20,176 Fishburne: Finding T. Keane won't be easy, 235 00:10:20,195 --> 00:10:21,953 and perhaps that's deliberate. 236 00:10:25,626 --> 00:10:29,185 - Police are starting to build a profile of this guy 237 00:10:29,204 --> 00:10:31,371 and perhaps a story why he was there. 238 00:10:31,523 --> 00:10:33,873 Who is this Keane? 239 00:10:33,967 --> 00:10:37,710 - Inquiries find no missing persons by the name of Keane. 240 00:10:37,804 --> 00:10:40,864 And so, now they think that maybe this might be alias. 241 00:10:40,882 --> 00:10:43,032 - But, at this point, there's a name that doesn't match up. 242 00:10:43,051 --> 00:10:46,052 No one's missing. It could be a ruse. 243 00:10:46,204 --> 00:10:48,796 The police had a suitcase full of clues 244 00:10:48,815 --> 00:10:50,874 and they have some evidence, 245 00:10:50,892 --> 00:10:54,486 but there is nothing there that really ties to the reason 246 00:10:54,713 --> 00:10:56,729 why the Somerton Man was visiting Adelaide. 247 00:10:56,882 --> 00:10:58,882 ♪ ♪ 248 00:10:58,900 --> 00:11:00,383 Fishburne: Increasingly suspicious, 249 00:11:00,476 --> 00:11:04,220 police call for a detailed autopsy. 250 00:11:04,239 --> 00:11:06,239 - Once they started the autopsy, 251 00:11:06,391 --> 00:11:07,907 they do come across some things 252 00:11:08,059 --> 00:11:11,744 that are unusual and shocking for them. 253 00:11:11,838 --> 00:11:14,731 This enlarged spleen that's three times larger 254 00:11:14,749 --> 00:11:16,007 than what it should be. 255 00:11:16,234 --> 00:11:19,235 They find his liver is congested. 256 00:11:19,254 --> 00:11:22,180 And he's got blood in his stomach. 257 00:11:22,331 --> 00:11:24,574 - Because of the conditions of the organs, 258 00:11:24,667 --> 00:11:26,259 pathologist John Dwyer suspects 259 00:11:26,411 --> 00:11:28,761 that this man could be the victim of poisoning. 260 00:11:28,914 --> 00:11:33,841 ♪ ♪ 261 00:11:33,860 --> 00:11:35,601 - They think it's poison because 262 00:11:35,754 --> 00:11:38,029 this man has no outside injuries. 263 00:11:38,181 --> 00:11:40,606 He's got all this internal trauma going on. 264 00:11:40,759 --> 00:11:42,258 What caused that? 265 00:11:42,351 --> 00:11:43,851 If he had been hit by something, 266 00:11:43,870 --> 00:11:45,261 he'd have an external bruise. 267 00:11:45,280 --> 00:11:47,021 - Also, in his stomach, 268 00:11:47,040 --> 00:11:51,451 aside from the presence of blood is also a pasty, 269 00:11:51,545 --> 00:11:54,361 which is sort of like an Australian meat pie. 270 00:11:54,381 --> 00:11:55,863 - They can tell what it was. 271 00:11:55,957 --> 00:11:57,698 And the meat is not digested, 272 00:11:57,792 --> 00:12:00,793 which implies that he ate that and died shortly after. 273 00:12:00,946 --> 00:12:02,628 - If it turns out this is a poisoning, 274 00:12:02,781 --> 00:12:04,055 that's a huge red flag. 275 00:12:04,282 --> 00:12:06,725 This is not your everyday manner of death. 276 00:12:06,876 --> 00:12:08,375 And what it suggests is this guy 277 00:12:08,395 --> 00:12:09,969 could have been up to something nefarious. 278 00:12:10,121 --> 00:12:11,896 ♪ ♪ 279 00:12:12,123 --> 00:12:13,565 - When the lab results come back, 280 00:12:13,716 --> 00:12:16,217 they show no evidence of poisoning 281 00:12:16,236 --> 00:12:20,405 and no evidence of poisoning in the Australian meat pasty. 282 00:12:20,556 --> 00:12:23,800 His organs are in terrible condition post-autopsy, 283 00:12:23,818 --> 00:12:25,076 and the police know that they're gonna have 284 00:12:25,228 --> 00:12:27,061 to do a lot more digging to find out 285 00:12:27,155 --> 00:12:31,307 what happened to this person, who is he, and how did he die. 286 00:12:31,326 --> 00:12:33,810 Fishburne: Investigators next take a closer look 287 00:12:33,828 --> 00:12:35,828 at the man's clothing. 288 00:12:35,922 --> 00:12:39,665 - Deep down inside the man's watch pocket, 289 00:12:39,818 --> 00:12:42,151 they found a tiny, rolled-up piece of paper. 290 00:12:42,170 --> 00:12:44,320 It had to be extracted with tweezers 291 00:12:44,339 --> 00:12:45,579 because it was so far down, 292 00:12:45,599 --> 00:12:47,915 which is why they didn't find it the first time. 293 00:12:47,934 --> 00:12:50,326 But when they unroll it, there are some words on it. 294 00:12:50,345 --> 00:12:52,011 And the words are "tamám shud." 295 00:12:52,163 --> 00:12:54,180 ♪ ♪ 296 00:12:54,332 --> 00:12:57,108 - That stopped the press this time. 297 00:12:57,335 --> 00:12:58,926 We got to find out what this is. 298 00:12:59,020 --> 00:13:01,521 What does this mean? 299 00:13:01,673 --> 00:13:04,431 - They contact local librarians and researchers 300 00:13:04,451 --> 00:13:05,599 to just ask around 301 00:13:05,693 --> 00:13:08,344 if anybody knows what this means. 302 00:13:08,363 --> 00:13:11,014 One of the librarians mentions that, 303 00:13:11,107 --> 00:13:14,775 "Yes, it is the last word in a book called 304 00:13:14,869 --> 00:13:16,702 the "Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám." 305 00:13:16,855 --> 00:13:19,872 ♪ ♪ 306 00:13:20,025 --> 00:13:25,028 - The "Rubáiyát" is a book of love poems. 307 00:13:25,046 --> 00:13:28,031 The phrase "tamám shud" translates into 308 00:13:28,049 --> 00:13:29,215 "it is finished." 309 00:13:29,367 --> 00:13:31,142 ♪ ♪ 310 00:13:31,294 --> 00:13:32,869 - It's not normal for someone 311 00:13:32,887 --> 00:13:34,813 to walk around with a line of poetry 312 00:13:35,040 --> 00:13:37,540 that says "it is finished" in their pocket. 313 00:13:37,633 --> 00:13:39,150 This is something that was placed there. 314 00:13:39,377 --> 00:13:41,319 Now, whether it was by the Somerton Man 315 00:13:41,470 --> 00:13:43,880 or by someone who wanted him dead, 316 00:13:43,898 --> 00:13:46,658 that's what's worth exploring. 317 00:13:46,885 --> 00:13:50,386 Fishburne: But who might want him dead, and why? 318 00:13:50,405 --> 00:13:53,406 - Looking at his belongings-- 319 00:13:53,558 --> 00:13:55,725 Stenciling tools, maps, 320 00:13:55,743 --> 00:13:57,836 his clothing is clearly from America 321 00:13:58,063 --> 00:14:00,063 which they see based on the stitching, 322 00:14:00,081 --> 00:14:02,065 and an alias, potentially-- 323 00:14:02,083 --> 00:14:04,158 Taking all of these clues together, 324 00:14:04,252 --> 00:14:07,512 it's not unreasonable to think that he may have been involved 325 00:14:07,663 --> 00:14:10,089 in the black market as a smuggler. 326 00:14:10,241 --> 00:14:12,016 - And, if so, did he become problematic 327 00:14:12,243 --> 00:14:14,927 for some other criminals that want to see him gone? 328 00:14:15,080 --> 00:14:18,414 ♪ ♪ 329 00:14:18,433 --> 00:14:20,507 Fishburne: Armed with new evidence, 330 00:14:20,527 --> 00:14:23,603 authorities begin an official homicide inquest 331 00:14:23,697 --> 00:14:27,198 on June 17th, 1949. 332 00:14:27,425 --> 00:14:29,258 - An inquest is sort of like a trial. 333 00:14:29,277 --> 00:14:31,761 There are witnesses, experts, and doctors 334 00:14:31,854 --> 00:14:33,279 that will come and testify, 335 00:14:33,373 --> 00:14:37,116 and a judge or jury will determine a cause of death. 336 00:14:37,268 --> 00:14:38,710 - So they're revisiting 337 00:14:38,861 --> 00:14:41,195 the possibility of him being poisoned. 338 00:14:41,289 --> 00:14:43,864 - One of the experts that testifies in this inquest 339 00:14:43,884 --> 00:14:45,717 is Sir Cedric Hicks. 340 00:14:45,868 --> 00:14:47,201 He's a professor of pharmacology 341 00:14:47,220 --> 00:14:48,535 and human physiology. 342 00:14:48,555 --> 00:14:49,795 And, to his knowledge, 343 00:14:49,948 --> 00:14:53,299 whatever toxin was there evaporated quickly. 344 00:14:53,451 --> 00:14:55,542 It left no trace. 345 00:14:55,562 --> 00:14:59,546 But he has an idea of two untraceable toxins 346 00:14:59,566 --> 00:15:01,733 that may be the cause here. 347 00:15:01,884 --> 00:15:05,144 - He's so afraid to say these poisons out loud 348 00:15:05,238 --> 00:15:07,554 during the inquest because they're so dangerous 349 00:15:07,574 --> 00:15:09,407 that he writes them down on a piece of paper 350 00:15:09,558 --> 00:15:11,576 and delivers it to the judge. 351 00:15:11,803 --> 00:15:15,079 Later on, these two toxins become known, 352 00:15:15,231 --> 00:15:18,416 and they are digitalis and strophanthin. 353 00:15:18,643 --> 00:15:20,752 - Hicks believes it's strophanthin. 354 00:15:20,903 --> 00:15:22,828 It's derived from an African plant. 355 00:15:22,923 --> 00:15:26,499 Somali tribes would use it to poison their arrows. 356 00:15:26,651 --> 00:15:28,501 Fishburne: Despite Hick's testimony, 357 00:15:28,595 --> 00:15:30,653 on June 21st, 358 00:15:30,672 --> 00:15:35,341 the inquest concludes without determining a cause of death. 359 00:15:35,493 --> 00:15:37,101 - They just don't have enough evidence to say 360 00:15:37,328 --> 00:15:40,329 if he was poisoned by himself or someone else. 361 00:15:40,423 --> 00:15:42,273 They don't know who this man is. 362 00:15:42,500 --> 00:15:44,776 They can't determine if he was a smuggler or not, 363 00:15:44,927 --> 00:15:47,670 or if he's tied to some other greater mystery. 364 00:15:47,689 --> 00:15:50,615 And so, they're stuck in a quandary. 365 00:15:50,766 --> 00:15:52,191 Fishburne: Back at square one, 366 00:15:52,285 --> 00:15:54,844 police revisit the cryptic piece of paper 367 00:15:54,862 --> 00:15:57,104 found in the man's pocket. 368 00:15:57,198 --> 00:16:00,607 - The most mysterious clue is the phrase "tamám shud." 369 00:16:00,702 --> 00:16:03,461 It's torn from a book that was very popular at the time. 370 00:16:03,612 --> 00:16:06,205 If investigators can find the man's original book, 371 00:16:06,357 --> 00:16:08,191 they may find more clues. 372 00:16:08,209 --> 00:16:09,859 - We know it's not in his possession. 373 00:16:09,877 --> 00:16:11,970 We know it wasn't at the crime scene. 374 00:16:12,121 --> 00:16:13,954 We know that it's not in his suitcase 375 00:16:13,974 --> 00:16:16,716 that was discovered at the Adelaide Railway Station. 376 00:16:16,810 --> 00:16:18,810 Fishburne: Investigators search every library 377 00:16:18,961 --> 00:16:20,219 and bookstore in the area. 378 00:16:20,313 --> 00:16:22,480 ♪ ♪ 379 00:16:22,631 --> 00:16:24,798 - They begin looking at publishing companies, 380 00:16:24,818 --> 00:16:26,892 they begin searching internationally-- 381 00:16:26,987 --> 00:16:29,821 Anywhere that they can think to find this copy 382 00:16:29,972 --> 00:16:32,882 and this edition of the "Rubáiyát." 383 00:16:32,900 --> 00:16:35,568 In a last-ditch effort, they call upon the public 384 00:16:35,662 --> 00:16:38,979 to see if anybody has seen this copy of the book. 385 00:16:38,999 --> 00:16:41,332 There are hundreds of thousands of copies of the book 386 00:16:41,484 --> 00:16:43,150 floating around the world. 387 00:16:43,169 --> 00:16:47,171 Trying to find the copy that was used in this case 388 00:16:47,323 --> 00:16:50,416 is like trying to find a needle in a haystack. 389 00:16:50,568 --> 00:16:54,253 Fishburne: That is until July 22nd, 1949. 390 00:16:54,405 --> 00:16:57,757 ♪ ♪ 391 00:16:57,851 --> 00:17:00,926 - An unidentified man walks into the police station. 392 00:17:01,079 --> 00:17:03,929 This man lives very nearby to Somerton Beach. 393 00:17:04,082 --> 00:17:07,674 ♪ ♪ 394 00:17:07,694 --> 00:17:11,178 He remembers that somebody had thrown a copy of a book 395 00:17:11,197 --> 00:17:13,439 in the backseat of his car on November 30th. 396 00:17:13,591 --> 00:17:16,350 ♪ ♪ 397 00:17:16,444 --> 00:17:17,702 He puts two and two together. 398 00:17:17,853 --> 00:17:19,595 He retrieves the copy of the book 399 00:17:19,614 --> 00:17:22,523 and he brings it into the police station. 400 00:17:22,617 --> 00:17:25,601 Fishburne: Police attempt to match the torn scrap of paper 401 00:17:25,620 --> 00:17:27,953 to the book's damaged back page. 402 00:17:28,106 --> 00:17:30,122 ♪ ♪ 403 00:17:30,275 --> 00:17:32,383 - When the police examine the book, 404 00:17:32,535 --> 00:17:34,886 they can tell that the tear from the book 405 00:17:35,113 --> 00:17:37,280 matches exactly with the rolled up piece of paper 406 00:17:37,373 --> 00:17:39,799 in the Somerton Man's pocket. 407 00:17:39,951 --> 00:17:42,468 They can tell microscopically, by the fibers, 408 00:17:42,620 --> 00:17:44,470 it's the copy that the Somerton Man had. 409 00:17:44,564 --> 00:17:48,215 It's a very easy mesh. That, they know for sure now. 410 00:17:48,234 --> 00:17:51,051 Fishburne: And just as investigators had hoped, 411 00:17:51,071 --> 00:17:53,905 the book is about to provide an incredible new clue 412 00:17:54,132 --> 00:17:56,315 to the Somerton Man's identity. 413 00:17:56,467 --> 00:17:56,574 ♪ ♪ 414 00:18:00,896 --> 00:18:04,231 - Finding the actual book that belonged to the Somerton Man 415 00:18:04,250 --> 00:18:07,810 is a miraculous twist of fate in this case 416 00:18:07,903 --> 00:18:09,161 because they are able to begin 417 00:18:09,314 --> 00:18:10,980 piecing some new clues together 418 00:18:10,998 --> 00:18:13,740 that they had no idea even existed before. 419 00:18:13,760 --> 00:18:16,410 There are notes written in the book. 420 00:18:16,429 --> 00:18:18,763 And then, most interestingly perhaps, 421 00:18:18,914 --> 00:18:21,824 there is a series of letters in the back of the book, 422 00:18:21,843 --> 00:18:25,678 capital letters that seem to be some sort of code. 423 00:18:25,830 --> 00:18:27,438 - When you look at the coded message in the book 424 00:18:27,590 --> 00:18:29,423 and all other factors 425 00:18:29,442 --> 00:18:31,609 surrounding the Somerton Man's case, 426 00:18:31,760 --> 00:18:33,352 it then leads to the big question: 427 00:18:33,446 --> 00:18:35,020 is he a spy? 428 00:18:35,173 --> 00:18:36,689 ♪ ♪ 429 00:18:36,783 --> 00:18:38,190 - At the time, 430 00:18:38,284 --> 00:18:40,767 Australia is ramping up their own nuclear testing, 431 00:18:40,787 --> 00:18:43,955 so the idea is entirely plausible. 432 00:18:44,182 --> 00:18:46,849 - Using books to deliver hidden codes 433 00:18:46,868 --> 00:18:49,627 seems like it's next-level spying, 434 00:18:49,778 --> 00:18:51,871 but the truth is, this was quite common, 435 00:18:52,023 --> 00:18:53,522 especially in 1948. 436 00:18:53,541 --> 00:18:57,284 The CIA did it, the KGB, Israeli intelligence. 437 00:18:57,303 --> 00:18:59,303 - So what happens is that the sender, 438 00:18:59,455 --> 00:19:02,623 they'll take the words out of the book on certain pages 439 00:19:02,642 --> 00:19:07,219 and they use that to compose the message they want to send. 440 00:19:07,372 --> 00:19:12,725 The receiver will have a card that will have holes cut out, 441 00:19:12,877 --> 00:19:14,877 basically acting as a template 442 00:19:14,896 --> 00:19:16,896 that they can put over the desired page, 443 00:19:17,048 --> 00:19:18,322 and that will reveal the message underneath 444 00:19:18,474 --> 00:19:19,882 and the words 445 00:19:19,901 --> 00:19:22,902 and the order that they're supposed to be received. 446 00:19:23,054 --> 00:19:24,403 Fishburne: Authorities send the code 447 00:19:24,497 --> 00:19:27,723 to various intelligence agencies around the world, 448 00:19:27,742 --> 00:19:30,984 hoping someone will recognize it. 449 00:19:31,004 --> 00:19:33,320 - They send it to the U.S. Naval intelligence. 450 00:19:33,339 --> 00:19:34,988 They send it to British intelligence. 451 00:19:35,008 --> 00:19:36,841 They publish it in newspapers, 452 00:19:36,992 --> 00:19:40,085 hoping that an amateur sleuth might be able to solve this. 453 00:19:40,238 --> 00:19:41,828 The code is only four lines, 454 00:19:41,848 --> 00:19:44,164 but the best codebreakers in the world 455 00:19:44,258 --> 00:19:46,350 can't figure this out. 456 00:19:46,502 --> 00:19:48,835 You don't even need to really figure out the code 457 00:19:48,930 --> 00:19:51,430 to indicate that there is some sort of larger espionage 458 00:19:51,582 --> 00:19:53,173 going on. 459 00:19:53,193 --> 00:19:54,859 If we are to believe that he's a spy, 460 00:19:55,010 --> 00:19:57,920 that very well could be what caused his death. 461 00:19:57,939 --> 00:20:02,258 ♪ ♪ 462 00:20:02,276 --> 00:20:05,352 - He was clearly a careful guy, which is evidenced by the fact 463 00:20:05,371 --> 00:20:07,187 of the removal of his clothing labels, 464 00:20:07,207 --> 00:20:09,540 the fact that he uses an alias. 465 00:20:09,767 --> 00:20:11,358 Fishburne: But according to experts, 466 00:20:11,452 --> 00:20:17,381 the most important proof is where and how the man died. 467 00:20:17,608 --> 00:20:20,109 - So there's two really important locations 468 00:20:20,127 --> 00:20:22,445 in Australia, which make this even more interesting. 469 00:20:22,463 --> 00:20:24,447 One is Woomera, 470 00:20:24,465 --> 00:20:27,040 which is home of an advanced rocketry program 471 00:20:27,060 --> 00:20:28,617 involving the United States, 472 00:20:28,636 --> 00:20:31,804 as well as Australian military authorities. 473 00:20:31,956 --> 00:20:33,547 The other is Radium Hill, 474 00:20:33,566 --> 00:20:37,718 which is home to a uranium processing facility. 475 00:20:37,737 --> 00:20:40,238 The location of the Somerton Man's body 476 00:20:40,465 --> 00:20:42,556 close to these facilities in Australia 477 00:20:42,575 --> 00:20:44,967 isn't coincidental in my view. 478 00:20:44,986 --> 00:20:47,078 - The UK is also preparing 479 00:20:47,229 --> 00:20:49,154 to start atomic testing in Australia, 480 00:20:49,307 --> 00:20:50,897 800 kilometers from Adelaide. 481 00:20:50,992 --> 00:20:52,324 And there's some evidence 482 00:20:52,418 --> 00:20:54,643 that secrets are already being leaked from Australia 483 00:20:54,662 --> 00:20:56,479 to the USSR. 484 00:20:56,497 --> 00:20:58,314 - There's a top secret intelligence program 485 00:20:58,332 --> 00:20:59,648 called Venona. 486 00:20:59,667 --> 00:21:02,167 It's a joint American-British operation, 487 00:21:02,320 --> 00:21:05,337 and it's designed to do counterintelligence. 488 00:21:05,490 --> 00:21:09,750 In 1947, the Venona project was able to pick up evidence 489 00:21:09,769 --> 00:21:11,660 that Russian intelligence operations 490 00:21:11,679 --> 00:21:14,087 were taking place in Australia 491 00:21:14,107 --> 00:21:16,015 through its embassy in Canberra. 492 00:21:16,109 --> 00:21:17,683 So we have a code 493 00:21:17,835 --> 00:21:20,503 that suggests the man may have been a spy. 494 00:21:20,521 --> 00:21:22,838 We have the location, which certainly suggests 495 00:21:22,931 --> 00:21:24,431 that the man may have been a spy. 496 00:21:24,450 --> 00:21:27,026 And most interesting to me is the fact 497 00:21:27,120 --> 00:21:29,862 that he appears to have died from an exotic poison, 498 00:21:30,014 --> 00:21:32,681 which is absolutely spycraft 499 00:21:32,700 --> 00:21:35,701 and certainly suggests the possibility 500 00:21:35,795 --> 00:21:38,370 of this being what's referred to as a "wet op," 501 00:21:38,523 --> 00:21:39,855 "mokroye delo" in Russian, 502 00:21:39,874 --> 00:21:42,041 which is a kind of time-honored tradition 503 00:21:42,193 --> 00:21:43,526 by Russian intelligence 504 00:21:43,544 --> 00:21:46,362 to get rid of people by means of assassination 505 00:21:46,380 --> 00:21:49,289 without leaving any kind of obvious hallmarks. 506 00:21:49,309 --> 00:21:52,217 Fishburne: Could a seemingly insignificant piece 507 00:21:52,370 --> 00:21:55,980 of evidence be the key to cracking this case? 508 00:21:56,207 --> 00:21:58,465 - The cigarette clue is a fascinating one 509 00:21:58,484 --> 00:22:01,877 where they discover in his possession, his cigarettes, 510 00:22:01,896 --> 00:22:04,046 there's a different kind of cigarette brand 511 00:22:04,139 --> 00:22:06,231 in the box of his cigarettes, 512 00:22:06,384 --> 00:22:09,051 which seemed to indicate that someone had replaced them. 513 00:22:09,070 --> 00:22:10,903 - This is a cheap box of cigarettes, 514 00:22:11,055 --> 00:22:13,664 and inside the box are an expensive brand. 515 00:22:13,816 --> 00:22:15,407 So why would anyone wanna do that? 516 00:22:15,560 --> 00:22:17,818 Is it possible that the man was poisoned 517 00:22:17,837 --> 00:22:20,671 and that the delivery system for the poison 518 00:22:20,823 --> 00:22:21,730 was the cigarettes? 519 00:22:21,749 --> 00:22:23,490 ♪ ♪ 520 00:22:23,509 --> 00:22:25,992 Fishburne: Unfortunately, the Australian police 521 00:22:26,012 --> 00:22:29,238 discard the cigarettes before they can be analyzed. 522 00:22:29,256 --> 00:22:31,090 - And that's a real shame because the cigarettes 523 00:22:31,242 --> 00:22:33,258 could have provided a quintessential detail 524 00:22:33,411 --> 00:22:35,244 that may have solved this case. 525 00:22:35,262 --> 00:22:38,080 If the cigarettes were tested and we could prove 526 00:22:38,099 --> 00:22:40,599 that there was poison in the cigarettes, 527 00:22:40,693 --> 00:22:42,693 explaining why there were different cigarettes 528 00:22:42,845 --> 00:22:43,936 in the box, 529 00:22:44,088 --> 00:22:45,863 it would certainly support a theory 530 00:22:46,014 --> 00:22:48,440 that he was involved in spycraft 531 00:22:48,593 --> 00:22:51,427 and he was murdered for that. 532 00:22:51,445 --> 00:22:53,929 Fishburne: But if the Somerton Man is a spy, 533 00:22:53,948 --> 00:22:56,356 who was he working for? 534 00:22:56,376 --> 00:22:58,117 - There is some speculation out there 535 00:22:58,269 --> 00:23:00,119 that he was not just anybody 536 00:23:00,271 --> 00:23:03,881 but that he was a particular agent named Pavel Fedosimov. 537 00:23:04,032 --> 00:23:06,609 Fedosimov was known as Stefan. That's his code name. 538 00:23:06,627 --> 00:23:09,612 He was known to British and American intelligence. 539 00:23:09,630 --> 00:23:13,039 Fishburne: Fedosimov was identified as a KGB spy 540 00:23:13,134 --> 00:23:15,951 during Operation Venona. 541 00:23:15,970 --> 00:23:17,453 - Fedosimov was stationed 542 00:23:17,471 --> 00:23:19,379 at the Russian embassy in the United States. 543 00:23:19,399 --> 00:23:21,473 And we know for sure that the Somerton Man 544 00:23:21,626 --> 00:23:25,051 had at least traveled in the United States. 545 00:23:25,071 --> 00:23:26,962 The U.S. was tracking Fedosimov, 546 00:23:26,981 --> 00:23:28,739 and they follow him, and they know that he, 547 00:23:28,891 --> 00:23:31,224 at least theoretically, leaves the country on a ship 548 00:23:31,244 --> 00:23:35,413 bound for Odessa in Ukraine in 1948. 549 00:23:35,564 --> 00:23:38,749 And some people have placed Fedosimov in Australia, 550 00:23:38,976 --> 00:23:41,977 although the evidence is very scant. 551 00:23:41,996 --> 00:23:43,829 Fishburne: After the Somerton Man's body is found 552 00:23:43,981 --> 00:23:46,482 on December 1st, 1948, 553 00:23:46,500 --> 00:23:49,485 Fedosimov is never seen again. 554 00:23:49,503 --> 00:23:51,487 ♪ ♪ 555 00:23:51,505 --> 00:23:53,747 - Can you say that Fedosimov and the Somerton Man 556 00:23:53,766 --> 00:23:55,157 are one and the same? 557 00:23:55,176 --> 00:23:57,768 You can't rule it out, that's absolutely true, 558 00:23:57,995 --> 00:23:59,328 but I don't think there's enough evidence 559 00:23:59,346 --> 00:24:00,921 to say that conclusively. 560 00:24:00,940 --> 00:24:03,015 Fishburne: But there may be another way 561 00:24:03,167 --> 00:24:05,609 to identify the Somerton Man. 562 00:24:05,761 --> 00:24:06,927 - There's one more clue in that book 563 00:24:06,946 --> 00:24:09,447 that might be even more important. 564 00:24:09,598 --> 00:24:12,675 Fishburne: And it could lead police straight to his killer. 565 00:24:12,693 --> 00:24:14,243 ♪ ♪ 566 00:24:18,273 --> 00:24:21,016 - A dead body, a book of poetry, 567 00:24:21,035 --> 00:24:23,627 and an unsolvable code. 568 00:24:23,779 --> 00:24:25,537 After eight months of investigation 569 00:24:25,631 --> 00:24:27,372 into the Somerton Man, 570 00:24:27,525 --> 00:24:30,526 police have little else to go on. 571 00:24:30,619 --> 00:24:32,953 But in his copy of the Rubáiyát," 572 00:24:33,047 --> 00:24:35,139 there is one more clue: 573 00:24:35,366 --> 00:24:38,383 a pair of handwritten phone numbers. 574 00:24:38,478 --> 00:24:42,629 Can this finally lead investigators to answers? 575 00:24:42,648 --> 00:24:45,131 [dramatic music] 576 00:24:45,151 --> 00:24:47,968 - The other clue is what appears to be 577 00:24:47,987 --> 00:24:51,655 two phone numbers written inside the book. 578 00:24:51,807 --> 00:24:54,066 - The police decided to call these two phone numbers. 579 00:24:54,160 --> 00:24:56,643 The first is to a bank, which is a dead end. 580 00:24:56,662 --> 00:24:59,980 The second number belongs to a woman who lives nearby, 581 00:25:00,074 --> 00:25:01,982 in fact, only 400 yards 582 00:25:02,001 --> 00:25:06,670 from where the Somerton Man was found on the beach. 583 00:25:06,897 --> 00:25:08,397 Fishburne: Police visit the woman 584 00:25:08,490 --> 00:25:10,824 and try to find out what she knows. 585 00:25:10,843 --> 00:25:13,085 [dramatic music] 586 00:25:13,237 --> 00:25:14,494 - And she agrees to cooperate, 587 00:25:14,514 --> 00:25:16,588 but she wants to remain anonymous. 588 00:25:16,682 --> 00:25:18,090 She tells the police 589 00:25:18,242 --> 00:25:20,259 that she does not know the Somerton Man, 590 00:25:20,353 --> 00:25:23,078 but she does admit that she owned a copy of the "Rubáiyát" 591 00:25:23,097 --> 00:25:24,596 that she gave to a male acquaintance 592 00:25:24,690 --> 00:25:26,840 some years earlier. 593 00:25:26,859 --> 00:25:29,418 - She was training as a nurse in 1945 in Sydney 594 00:25:29,511 --> 00:25:31,754 when she met someone named Al Boxall. 595 00:25:31,772 --> 00:25:33,179 They became friendly. 596 00:25:33,199 --> 00:25:34,773 She gave him a copy of the "Rubáiyát" 597 00:25:34,867 --> 00:25:37,760 and she inscribed it with her nickname "Jestyn," 598 00:25:37,853 --> 00:25:39,945 but she hasn't spoken with him in years. 599 00:25:40,097 --> 00:25:41,764 ♪ ♪ 600 00:25:41,782 --> 00:25:46,101 Fishburne: Could Boxall be the Somerton Man? 601 00:25:46,120 --> 00:25:47,545 - So, of course, the authorities think 602 00:25:47,772 --> 00:25:49,863 perhaps this acquaintance of hers 603 00:25:49,957 --> 00:25:52,941 who received the "Rubáiyát," maybe that's the Somerton Man. 604 00:25:52,960 --> 00:25:56,703 However, a few days later, they follow up on a lead 605 00:25:56,722 --> 00:25:58,113 and they find that he's alive and well. 606 00:25:58,132 --> 00:26:00,449 ♪ ♪ 607 00:26:00,467 --> 00:26:01,950 - The plot really thickens 608 00:26:01,969 --> 00:26:04,210 when one looks at Boxall's background 609 00:26:04,230 --> 00:26:08,140 during World War II and afterwards, from 1945 to 1948, 610 00:26:08,234 --> 00:26:10,642 Boxall is involved in Australian intelligence. 611 00:26:10,795 --> 00:26:13,295 ♪ ♪ 612 00:26:13,388 --> 00:26:15,147 I think the intrigue is even greater 613 00:26:15,241 --> 00:26:17,908 when the two stories of "Jestyn" and Boxall 614 00:26:18,060 --> 00:26:19,726 are put side by side. 615 00:26:19,820 --> 00:26:22,729 "Jestyn" says that they met one another in the army hospital, 616 00:26:22,823 --> 00:26:24,823 and according to Boxall, the exchange of the book happens 617 00:26:24,975 --> 00:26:29,812 at the Clifton Gardens Hotel over drinks. 618 00:26:29,830 --> 00:26:32,497 Fishburne: To investigators, that location sounds familiar. 619 00:26:32,650 --> 00:26:34,983 ♪ ♪ 620 00:26:35,077 --> 00:26:36,743 - What's interesting is that 621 00:26:36,762 --> 00:26:39,321 if we're to believe Boxall's version of the story, 622 00:26:39,414 --> 00:26:41,006 where the book is exchanged 623 00:26:41,100 --> 00:26:44,101 at the Clifton Garden Hotel in August of 1945, 624 00:26:44,328 --> 00:26:47,253 just two months earlier, in June of 1945, 625 00:26:47,273 --> 00:26:49,440 the body of George Marshall is found 626 00:26:49,591 --> 00:26:51,108 with a copy of the "Rubáiyát" 627 00:26:51,259 --> 00:26:53,852 a short walk from that very hotel. 628 00:26:54,004 --> 00:26:55,671 ♪ ♪ 629 00:26:55,689 --> 00:26:57,522 - Not only is the copy of the "Rubáiyát," there, 630 00:26:57,675 --> 00:27:00,859 but he's also found near a bottle of lemonade 631 00:27:01,011 --> 00:27:02,361 and some mysterious powder, 632 00:27:02,513 --> 00:27:04,196 which leads some people to think 633 00:27:04,348 --> 00:27:06,348 that it may have also been a poisoning. 634 00:27:06,441 --> 00:27:08,533 And that's too similar for coincidence 635 00:27:08,686 --> 00:27:12,112 between the Somerton Man and Marshall's death. 636 00:27:12,206 --> 00:27:15,040 Fishburne: Two bodies found dead on Australian beaches, 637 00:27:15,134 --> 00:27:20,362 both tied to the same book and possibly the same woman. 638 00:27:20,381 --> 00:27:24,216 Police decide to question the mysterious "Jestyn" 639 00:27:24,310 --> 00:27:26,535 once again. 640 00:27:26,553 --> 00:27:28,628 - This woman really was a quintessential part 641 00:27:28,722 --> 00:27:30,038 of the investigation. 642 00:27:30,132 --> 00:27:31,390 And what's particularly interesting 643 00:27:31,484 --> 00:27:33,558 about all the great work they did in the case 644 00:27:33,653 --> 00:27:35,560 is that before the Somerton Man is buried, 645 00:27:35,713 --> 00:27:37,229 they make a plaster cast of him 646 00:27:37,323 --> 00:27:41,066 to preserve the way he looks before decomposition. 647 00:27:41,218 --> 00:27:45,237 They bring in "Jestyn" to view the cast. 648 00:27:45,389 --> 00:27:46,905 Initially, when she looks at it, 649 00:27:46,999 --> 00:27:49,482 she claims that she doesn't recognize the cast 650 00:27:49,502 --> 00:27:52,394 when all of her body language suggests otherwise. 651 00:27:52,487 --> 00:27:54,004 - When Detective Sergeant Leane 652 00:27:54,231 --> 00:27:56,081 showed the woman the plaster bust, 653 00:27:56,175 --> 00:27:58,066 his reaction was that 654 00:27:58,085 --> 00:28:00,511 she looked like she was completely taken aback, 655 00:28:00,738 --> 00:28:03,514 like she appeared to be about to faint. 656 00:28:03,665 --> 00:28:06,909 In fact, some reports say that he was standing behind her, 657 00:28:07,002 --> 00:28:09,261 ready to catch her if she did. 658 00:28:09,413 --> 00:28:11,337 So then, this begs the question: 659 00:28:11,357 --> 00:28:13,265 did she have any involvement in his death? 660 00:28:13,417 --> 00:28:16,601 ♪ ♪ 661 00:28:16,754 --> 00:28:18,362 Fishburne: "Jestyn" convinces police 662 00:28:18,589 --> 00:28:21,273 not to release her name publicly. 663 00:28:21,367 --> 00:28:24,684 - So why didn't she want her name out in the open? 664 00:28:24,704 --> 00:28:26,519 It's very possible that she didn't want 665 00:28:26,613 --> 00:28:30,857 her relationship with Boxall to be known by her husband. 666 00:28:30,876 --> 00:28:32,768 - But I think there's another factor at play here, 667 00:28:32,786 --> 00:28:34,102 which is pretty basic. 668 00:28:34,196 --> 00:28:36,788 In 1949, many people didn't imagine 669 00:28:36,882 --> 00:28:40,442 that women could be involved in espionage. 670 00:28:40,461 --> 00:28:42,720 So they honor her request for an anonymity, 671 00:28:42,871 --> 00:28:46,873 and in the process, kind of pass by the whole possibility 672 00:28:46,892 --> 00:28:49,618 that she's involved in more ways than one. 673 00:28:49,636 --> 00:28:51,211 Fishburne: It isn't until years later 674 00:28:51,230 --> 00:28:54,139 that the woman's identity is revealed. 675 00:28:54,233 --> 00:28:56,792 - For decades, people have referred to her as "Jestyn," 676 00:28:56,810 --> 00:28:59,069 which is the nickname used in the police records. 677 00:28:59,296 --> 00:29:02,314 It took decades' worth of sleuthing, 678 00:29:02,466 --> 00:29:04,241 both by police who were involved in the case 679 00:29:04,392 --> 00:29:06,410 and by some amateurs, to put two and two together 680 00:29:06,637 --> 00:29:09,471 and to figure out the real identity. 681 00:29:09,490 --> 00:29:11,823 - After her death in 2007, 682 00:29:11,976 --> 00:29:13,917 we learned that upon her initial interview, 683 00:29:14,144 --> 00:29:16,587 she gave her name as Jessica Thomson, 684 00:29:16,738 --> 00:29:19,998 but even that wasn't her real name. 685 00:29:20,150 --> 00:29:22,334 - She was born Jesse Harkness in Sydney, 686 00:29:22,486 --> 00:29:23,668 and she goes by the name Jo. 687 00:29:23,821 --> 00:29:26,246 ♪ ♪ 688 00:29:26,340 --> 00:29:29,508 When she passes away in 2007, she's gone her entire life 689 00:29:29,660 --> 00:29:31,676 insisting that she knows nothing about this case. 690 00:29:31,829 --> 00:29:33,103 ♪ ♪ 691 00:29:33,330 --> 00:29:34,846 Fishburne: But Thomson's secrets 692 00:29:34,999 --> 00:29:38,591 don't end with her death. 693 00:29:38,611 --> 00:29:41,353 - In 2013, Jo's daughter, Kate Thomson, 694 00:29:41,447 --> 00:29:43,505 gives an interview for Australian "60 Minutes" 695 00:29:43,524 --> 00:29:45,340 where she makes two very important claims 696 00:29:45,433 --> 00:29:47,284 that may relate to this case: 697 00:29:47,435 --> 00:29:49,787 one, that her mother did admit to her 698 00:29:50,014 --> 00:29:51,530 that she knew the Somerton Man, 699 00:29:51,682 --> 00:29:53,532 and two, that she spoke Russian 700 00:29:53,626 --> 00:29:56,868 and she taught it to Russian immigrants in Australia. 701 00:29:57,021 --> 00:29:59,187 ♪ ♪ 702 00:29:59,206 --> 00:30:00,798 - And that fueled the fire 703 00:30:00,949 --> 00:30:03,859 that Somerton Man may, in fact, be a KGB operative 704 00:30:03,952 --> 00:30:06,619 or KGB associate of some sort. 705 00:30:06,639 --> 00:30:08,639 And that's led to, since 2013, 706 00:30:08,866 --> 00:30:10,382 a whole bunch of questions again 707 00:30:10,534 --> 00:30:12,309 about the identity of the Somerton Man. 708 00:30:16,206 --> 00:30:17,463 - There are a number of theories 709 00:30:17,558 --> 00:30:19,207 about who the Somerton Man was. 710 00:30:19,226 --> 00:30:23,045 The spy theory, the black market trader theory. 711 00:30:23,138 --> 00:30:25,155 But I think there are clues 712 00:30:25,382 --> 00:30:27,716 that take us away from those theories. 713 00:30:27,734 --> 00:30:29,234 [dramatic music] 714 00:30:29,386 --> 00:30:33,071 - Abbott's theory begins in his classroom. 715 00:30:33,165 --> 00:30:36,149 - My students are well-versed in coding theory. 716 00:30:36,168 --> 00:30:39,319 And so, I gave it as a cool exercise to them 717 00:30:39,413 --> 00:30:41,396 to look at this code, 718 00:30:41,415 --> 00:30:44,416 check out what were the codes in World War II 719 00:30:44,568 --> 00:30:46,326 that were known at the time, 720 00:30:46,420 --> 00:30:51,331 and eliminate one by one which codes it couldn't be. 721 00:30:51,425 --> 00:30:57,412 And statistically, it shows that it's really not a code. 722 00:30:57,431 --> 00:31:01,750 It's just the first letters of words in the English language. 723 00:31:01,768 --> 00:31:03,268 So what could that be? 724 00:31:03,420 --> 00:31:05,345 It could just be an aide-mémoire, 725 00:31:05,439 --> 00:31:08,365 somebody just jotting down the first letters of words 726 00:31:08,516 --> 00:31:10,016 to remember something. 727 00:31:10,110 --> 00:31:12,870 But the interesting thing is, there's four lines of them 728 00:31:13,097 --> 00:31:15,706 and it's in a book of love poetry 729 00:31:15,933 --> 00:31:17,933 where every verse was in four lines. 730 00:31:17,951 --> 00:31:20,102 So it makes you wonder 731 00:31:20,120 --> 00:31:23,213 whether he was just trying to pen his own verse. 732 00:31:23,440 --> 00:31:26,775 Was he being romantic towards a young lady 733 00:31:26,868 --> 00:31:28,719 who lived five minutes' walk 734 00:31:28,946 --> 00:31:30,779 from where the man was found dead. 735 00:31:30,797 --> 00:31:32,372 And he had her phone number. 736 00:31:32,466 --> 00:31:34,299 Joining the dots there, 737 00:31:34,393 --> 00:31:37,135 there perhaps was a connection between the two. 738 00:31:37,287 --> 00:31:40,622 Perhaps this is a love story. 739 00:31:40,641 --> 00:31:43,141 Fishburne: Or something entirely different. 740 00:31:43,235 --> 00:31:47,887 ♪ ♪ 741 00:31:47,907 --> 00:31:49,464 - In the case of the Somerton Man, 742 00:31:49,483 --> 00:31:52,892 it could very well be that they had a relationship. 743 00:31:52,986 --> 00:31:54,077 She gave him this book, 744 00:31:54,304 --> 00:31:56,138 which has very romantic poems in it-- 745 00:31:56,231 --> 00:31:58,081 Poems about seizing the day, 746 00:31:58,233 --> 00:32:01,084 about being together while the world is so difficult. 747 00:32:01,236 --> 00:32:03,161 And they're in love. 748 00:32:03,313 --> 00:32:05,497 - But their relationship ends. 749 00:32:05,649 --> 00:32:06,831 And then, many years later, 750 00:32:06,984 --> 00:32:09,259 the man shows up, in 1948, 751 00:32:09,411 --> 00:32:10,986 looking to rekindle 752 00:32:11,004 --> 00:32:13,579 or somehow address his relationship with her. 753 00:32:13,599 --> 00:32:15,490 She doesn't want anything to do with it. 754 00:32:15,509 --> 00:32:19,085 And, you know, heartbroken, decides to end his life 755 00:32:19,104 --> 00:32:21,754 by poisoning himself on the beach. 756 00:32:21,774 --> 00:32:23,089 Fishburne: But if the Somerton Man 757 00:32:23,108 --> 00:32:25,275 committed suicide by self-poison, 758 00:32:25,427 --> 00:32:28,186 the question is why. 759 00:32:28,280 --> 00:32:29,838 ♪ ♪ 760 00:32:29,856 --> 00:32:31,339 - Back in 1948, 761 00:32:31,358 --> 00:32:33,692 Jo Thomson was involved in a relationship 762 00:32:33,844 --> 00:32:36,511 with a man named Prosper Thomson, 763 00:32:36,530 --> 00:32:37,621 her soon-to-be husband. 764 00:32:37,848 --> 00:32:40,123 And they had a 16-month-old child 765 00:32:40,275 --> 00:32:42,608 named Robin Thomson. 766 00:32:42,628 --> 00:32:44,444 - But here's the interesting part: 767 00:32:44,463 --> 00:32:47,130 Jo Thomson becomes pregnant in 1946, 768 00:32:47,357 --> 00:32:49,633 and a true timeline cannot be established 769 00:32:49,860 --> 00:32:52,694 as to when Jo and Prosper Thomson met. 770 00:32:52,787 --> 00:32:55,973 - It appears that in 1946, 771 00:32:56,200 --> 00:32:59,201 when she became pregnant in Sydney, 772 00:32:59,294 --> 00:33:01,144 she was in nursing quarters 773 00:33:01,371 --> 00:33:03,221 training as a nurse in a hospital. 774 00:33:03,315 --> 00:33:04,706 ♪ ♪ 775 00:33:04,725 --> 00:33:06,817 - Prosper Thomson was living 776 00:33:06,968 --> 00:33:09,486 a few hundred miles away at the time. 777 00:33:09,713 --> 00:33:12,380 - So this timeline raises questions 778 00:33:12,474 --> 00:33:16,493 about the lineage of Robin Thomson. 779 00:33:16,644 --> 00:33:18,220 - Some would suggest 780 00:33:18,238 --> 00:33:20,722 that it was a twisted, triangular relationship. 781 00:33:20,741 --> 00:33:24,334 The whole thing reads like a movie script, frankly. 782 00:33:24,486 --> 00:33:27,004 Fishburne: Abbott believes that Robin could be the key 783 00:33:27,231 --> 00:33:29,506 to proving the Somerton Man's identity 784 00:33:29,733 --> 00:33:33,235 and providing a motive for his death. 785 00:33:33,253 --> 00:33:35,253 - The interesting thing about Robin Thomson is 786 00:33:35,405 --> 00:33:37,514 he was a professional ballet dancer. 787 00:33:37,741 --> 00:33:40,666 I recalled that one of the people 788 00:33:40,761 --> 00:33:44,095 that had examined the Somerton Man's body in the mortuary 789 00:33:44,248 --> 00:33:46,097 had noted that the Somerton Man 790 00:33:46,250 --> 00:33:49,008 had extremely strong calf muscles 791 00:33:49,102 --> 00:33:53,605 that were high up the leg like that of a ballet dancer. 792 00:33:53,699 --> 00:33:56,274 Fishburne: And the similarities don't end there. 793 00:33:56,368 --> 00:33:58,535 ♪ ♪ 794 00:33:58,762 --> 00:34:01,020 - So only about 2% of the population 795 00:34:01,040 --> 00:34:03,098 have what they call "hyperdontia," 796 00:34:03,116 --> 00:34:05,858 where they're missing teeth because of genetics. 797 00:34:05,952 --> 00:34:09,954 Well, the Somerton Man is missing two incisor teeth. 798 00:34:10,049 --> 00:34:12,365 And we know that they're missing naturally 799 00:34:12,384 --> 00:34:14,609 because the other teeth filled in. 800 00:34:14,628 --> 00:34:18,280 - Also, I noticed something strange about his ears. 801 00:34:18,298 --> 00:34:21,800 The upper hollow of your ear is called the cymba, 802 00:34:21,894 --> 00:34:24,469 and the lower hollow is called the cavum. 803 00:34:24,563 --> 00:34:28,381 And your cymba is usually very narrow and small, 804 00:34:28,475 --> 00:34:30,233 and the cavum is big. 805 00:34:30,385 --> 00:34:32,718 But, with the Somerton Man, it's the other way around. 806 00:34:32,813 --> 00:34:34,479 His ears are inverted. 807 00:34:34,573 --> 00:34:36,239 ♪ ♪ 808 00:34:36,466 --> 00:34:37,799 Fishburne: Robin Thomson shares 809 00:34:37,892 --> 00:34:40,802 both rare genetic traits. 810 00:34:40,895 --> 00:34:41,912 - So what are the odds of them 811 00:34:42,139 --> 00:34:45,248 having the same ear shapes and sizes 812 00:34:45,400 --> 00:34:48,919 and the same missing two front teeth, the lateral incisors? 813 00:34:49,146 --> 00:34:51,996 What are those odds? They're 1 in 10,000,000. 814 00:34:52,091 --> 00:34:54,666 ♪ ♪ 815 00:34:54,760 --> 00:34:58,987 - So the obvious question this all raises is: 816 00:34:59,005 --> 00:35:01,932 is the Somerton Man the father of Robin Thomson? 817 00:35:06,179 --> 00:35:07,178 - We just got to look at the facts. 818 00:35:07,331 --> 00:35:08,663 He had a book of love poetry 819 00:35:08,756 --> 00:35:11,274 with the phone number of a lady 820 00:35:11,426 --> 00:35:15,019 who had a child with genetic features very similar to his. 821 00:35:15,114 --> 00:35:16,596 [dramatic music] 822 00:35:16,615 --> 00:35:19,357 Perhaps it's not something sinister, 823 00:35:19,509 --> 00:35:21,860 but it's a matter of the heart. 824 00:35:22,012 --> 00:35:23,286 ♪ ♪ 825 00:35:23,513 --> 00:35:26,439 - It does seem possible, maybe even likely, 826 00:35:26,458 --> 00:35:31,369 that he comes back into town to reignite an old flame. 827 00:35:31,521 --> 00:35:33,630 And he visits Jo Thomson. 828 00:35:33,781 --> 00:35:37,283 However, he finds out that she's now in a relationship, 829 00:35:37,377 --> 00:35:42,455 she's got a 16-month-old son that is possibly his child. 830 00:35:42,474 --> 00:35:44,290 And putting two and two together, 831 00:35:44,309 --> 00:35:45,700 maybe it's a reason 832 00:35:45,719 --> 00:35:48,127 why she didn't want him in her life anymore. 833 00:35:48,147 --> 00:35:49,980 He's rebuffed. 834 00:35:50,131 --> 00:35:53,208 And, at this point, maybe he had nothing else to live for. 835 00:35:53,226 --> 00:35:54,651 ♪ ♪ 836 00:35:54,878 --> 00:35:57,045 Back when the Somerton Man was found, 837 00:35:57,063 --> 00:35:59,731 they found a tiny, rolled-up piece of paper 838 00:35:59,883 --> 00:36:01,549 that said "tamám shud." 839 00:36:01,568 --> 00:36:04,052 Well, the English translation of it means 840 00:36:04,070 --> 00:36:07,146 "it is finished" or "it is done." 841 00:36:07,166 --> 00:36:09,891 And could this then be a suicide note? 842 00:36:09,910 --> 00:36:11,576 ♪ ♪ 843 00:36:11,728 --> 00:36:14,562 Fishburne: But proving this theory will be difficult. 844 00:36:14,581 --> 00:36:17,490 - There's a big question mark over his death, 845 00:36:17,584 --> 00:36:21,994 but where we can find answers is through the man's DNA. 846 00:36:22,014 --> 00:36:24,239 [dramatic music] 847 00:36:24,257 --> 00:36:27,242 - So, in an effort to identify the Somerton Man, 848 00:36:27,335 --> 00:36:29,594 they did a casting of his head. 849 00:36:29,746 --> 00:36:32,689 Dr. Abbott went to examine that casting 850 00:36:32,840 --> 00:36:35,859 and sees that there's actually some hairs. 851 00:36:36,086 --> 00:36:38,678 - This got me excited because I realized 852 00:36:38,697 --> 00:36:41,439 that this could be a source of DNA 853 00:36:41,591 --> 00:36:44,350 that could crack this case. 854 00:36:44,369 --> 00:36:47,946 Fishburne: Next, he tries to find Robin Thomson. 855 00:36:48,098 --> 00:36:51,041 - But Robin Thomson died a couple months before. 856 00:36:51,268 --> 00:36:53,117 And he was cremated, so there's no remains 857 00:36:53,212 --> 00:36:54,860 to get the DNA 858 00:36:54,880 --> 00:36:57,605 to see if he was related to the Somerton Man. 859 00:36:57,624 --> 00:36:59,699 ♪ ♪ 860 00:36:59,793 --> 00:37:01,109 So I thought to myself, 861 00:37:01,127 --> 00:37:04,462 "Well, has Robin Thomson got any descendants?" 862 00:37:04,614 --> 00:37:06,448 I did some detective work 863 00:37:06,466 --> 00:37:10,376 and I tracked down one of his daughters. 864 00:37:10,395 --> 00:37:12,287 Fishburne: Her name is Rachel Egan, 865 00:37:12,305 --> 00:37:16,291 the daughter of Robin Thomson and Roma Egan. 866 00:37:16,309 --> 00:37:18,902 They toured together in a ballet company. 867 00:37:19,053 --> 00:37:22,572 - And she kindly donated her DNA. 868 00:37:22,724 --> 00:37:27,410 I was able to subtract her DNA and her mother's DNA 869 00:37:27,562 --> 00:37:32,064 to basically reconstruct Robin Thomson's DNA. 870 00:37:32,084 --> 00:37:36,311 I was excited that Rachel agreed to give me her DNA, 871 00:37:36,329 --> 00:37:38,571 but I got a lot more than that. 872 00:37:38,590 --> 00:37:41,424 Fishburne: Abbott and Rachel began dating in 2010 873 00:37:41,576 --> 00:37:44,577 and married just a few months later. 874 00:37:44,671 --> 00:37:48,581 - Sadly, there's not enough DNA material on the hair shafts 875 00:37:48,675 --> 00:37:53,753 to figure out if the Somerton Man is Robin Thomson's father. 876 00:37:53,772 --> 00:37:55,663 Fishburne: Without a DNA match, 877 00:37:55,682 --> 00:37:57,515 the case remains unsolved. 878 00:37:57,667 --> 00:37:59,667 ♪ ♪ 879 00:37:59,686 --> 00:38:01,927 - Unfortunately, a lot of the evidence 880 00:38:01,947 --> 00:38:04,506 was later thrown out or destroyed. 881 00:38:04,524 --> 00:38:06,007 ♪ ♪ 882 00:38:06,100 --> 00:38:07,450 The cigarettes, the suitcase, 883 00:38:07,602 --> 00:38:10,845 and perhaps the most important thing that's missing 884 00:38:10,864 --> 00:38:14,015 is the Somerton man's copy of the "Rubáiyát." 885 00:38:14,034 --> 00:38:16,609 - If we had this copy of this book, 886 00:38:16,628 --> 00:38:19,129 we might be able to run DNA testing on it. 887 00:38:19,280 --> 00:38:24,301 We might be able to find new information inside the pages. 888 00:38:24,528 --> 00:38:27,620 But ultimately, that evidence is gone now. 889 00:38:27,639 --> 00:38:29,881 Fishburne: If Abbott and his family and the public 890 00:38:30,033 --> 00:38:33,368 have any chance of closure on the Somerton Man case, 891 00:38:33,386 --> 00:38:37,221 the only way forward is to exhume the body. 892 00:38:37,374 --> 00:38:40,132 - The people of Australia want an answer. 893 00:38:40,226 --> 00:38:41,709 Who was the Somerton Man? 894 00:38:41,728 --> 00:38:45,488 So the stakes are high to get this solved. 895 00:38:45,640 --> 00:38:48,383 - Now that Rachel and I are together and we have a family, 896 00:38:48,401 --> 00:38:50,327 it kind of illustrates the importance 897 00:38:50,554 --> 00:38:53,312 of finding the DNA of the Somerton Man. 898 00:38:53,332 --> 00:38:56,148 If his DNA shows that he's a Russian, 899 00:38:56,168 --> 00:38:59,652 maybe that will bring the spy theory back alive again. 900 00:38:59,671 --> 00:39:01,487 If he's unrelated to us, 901 00:39:01,506 --> 00:39:04,657 it gives some other family some closure 902 00:39:04,676 --> 00:39:06,843 and connect him back to his family. 903 00:39:06,994 --> 00:39:09,070 And if he is somehow related to us, 904 00:39:09,089 --> 00:39:11,406 it will also give us closure. 905 00:39:11,424 --> 00:39:14,409 ♪ ♪ 906 00:39:14,427 --> 00:39:17,412 - Investigation into this mystery is continuing. 907 00:39:17,430 --> 00:39:20,673 The Somerton Man's body was exhumed in May 2021 908 00:39:20,692 --> 00:39:25,695 in Australia, and DNA analysis is ongoing. 909 00:39:25,847 --> 00:39:30,033 Even if Rachel Egan is the Somerton Man's granddaughter, 910 00:39:30,184 --> 00:39:32,351 it doesn't fully answer what happened 911 00:39:32,445 --> 00:39:36,373 on November 30th, 1948. 912 00:39:36,524 --> 00:39:39,859 But proving the link between the man and Jo Thomson 913 00:39:39,878 --> 00:39:45,030 could be a crucial step in finally closing this case. 914 00:39:45,125 --> 00:39:46,716 I'm Laurence Fishburne. 915 00:39:46,868 --> 00:39:50,778 Thank you for watching "History's Greatest Mysteries." 916 00:39:50,797 --> 00:39:55,225 ♪ ♪